Scout Vélotour 2007

Sondra made a great breakfast at 5:30 am for me so that I could hit the road before the heat – thanks Sondra! 

Patrick advised me to ensure I had lots of liquid with me for the 155 km trip to Moncton from Oromocto – there is nuthin’ on the TransCanada Highway between the village of Gagetown and Salisbury, which is a stretch of about 100 km. 

Overall it was a great ride – it was cool enough till about 10 am, and then a nice tailwind came up to help me along.  When I sat down for a break at one point, I was a very happy bear – there were blueberries all around me! 

The

is a great road in this area, but I got a surprise just before the bridges that cross the
St. John River – a “No Bikes” sign!  What?? There was no sign before that point to advise cyclists to take another route, and the provincial map didn’t show another bridge in the area, so I just continued over the bridges.  There was little traffic and there were no problems. The full lane paved shoulder continues over the bridges so I felt quite secure. 

I was glad to get off the

asap at
Moncton: the road is great but lots and lots of traffic, which gets very wearing – it was Friday afternoon.  I took my room at the “Glory Inn” – nuthin’ fancy but I was really hot and tired. 

I had a great supper with cousins Rob, Melody and Erin at La Ca??? (can’t remember the name, it’s beside the railroad crossing on

).  It’s a vegetarian restaurant that makes virtually all its food on the premises.  Really good food, and good portions for a hungry cyclist.  Rob and I had very BIG desserts. 

I took a stroll along the pathway beside the
Petitcodiac
River in
Moncton.  Seeing the red-brown muddy banks and the tide rolling out reminded me that I was quite close to the Atlantic Ocean and
PEI!

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